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Staffa, with green sea and Fingal's Cave
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Mull
Staffa, with green sea and Fingal's Cave. Around the cave can be seen the basalt columns of the Giants Causeway, seen on a Turus Mara boat trip.
26 April 2008
sea breaking over rocks, Staffa
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Mull
Sea breaking over rocks, Staffa. I was seasick, but it was worth it!
26 April 2008
Puffins on Lunga
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Mull
Puffins (Fratercula arctica) and Sea Pink (Armeria maritima) on Lunga, Treshnish Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off Mull. The adult birds return to their nesting colony in late March or early April and lay a single egg in late April or early May.
24 May 2008
Common Dolphin, Treshnish
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Mull
A Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) jumping off Treshnish, Atlantic Ocean off Mull
24 May 2008
Puffin with Thrift on Lunga
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Mull- Lunga, Treshnish Isles
Puffin (Fratercula arctica) sitting on Thrift or Sea Pink (Armeria maritima) on Lunga. These iconic birds spend the winter at sea, and return to their nesting burrows in colonies each spring in order to breed.
24 May 2008
Black house, na Gearrannan, Lewis
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Western Isles - Lewis
Black house, na Gearrannan, Lewis, showing the thick wall and the large stones weighing down the net which retains the thatched roof in the face of winter gales.
10 July 2010
Blackhouse village, na Gearrannan, Lewis
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Western Isles - Lewis
Blackhouse village, na Gearrannan, Lewis
10 July 2010
Tràigh Mhòr, na Buirgh, South Harris with Beinn Dhubh, Luskentyre
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Western Isles - South Harris
Tràigh Mhòr, na Buirgh, South Harris with Beinn Dhubh, Luskentyre
